How To Install python-gmpy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gmpy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gmpy
python-gmpy is:
gmpy is a C-coded Python extension module that wraps the GMP library to provide to Python code fast multiprecision arithmetic (integer, rational, and float), random number generation, advanced number-theoretical functions, and more.
There are three methods to install python-gmpy on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-gmpy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gmpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gmpy
Install python-gmpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gmpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gmpy
Install python-gmpy Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gmpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gmpy
How To Uninstall python-gmpy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gmpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gmpy
Uninstall python-gmpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gmpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gmpy
Remove python-gmpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-gmpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gmpy
Remove python-gmpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gmpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gmpy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gmpy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
